Bloke gets Linux to run on a 1971 processor
Takes nearly five days to boot
Dmitry Grinberg has achieved the remarkable feat of running a 33-year-old flavour of Linux on a 1971 processor.
AMD users say Ryzen 9000 series is “meh”
AMD might have botched the launch
A recent survey by 3DCenter.org reveals mixed reactions to AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series launch.
Intel finally catches up on cores
Xeon 6 ‘Granite Rapids’ 6900P-series models
Intel has launched its high-performance Xen 6 ‘Granite Rapids’ 6900P-series models, featuring five new processors with 72- to 128-cores.
Intel slips out of discrete GPU market
Zero per cent market share
Intel remains a dominant player in PC gaming due to its majority share in PC processors, but its discrete graphics presence has vanished into a puff of smoke.
US air traffic control systems out of date
Likely to stay that way until the 2030s
Flying within the US will be a little third world until the 2030s because the FAA has not bothered to upgrade its air traffic control equipment, according to government accountants.
Software problems responsible for most car recalls
If only people checked this stuff
Software fixes now account for over 20 per cent of car recalls, according to DeMayo Law's analysis of a decade's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data.
Steam beats its record
38,366,479 concurrent players at once
Steam has set a new record with 38,366,479 concurrent players online.
Intel planning major core update
Reboot of x86 architecture making it more Zenish
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn, claiming that Chipzilla is planning a major reboot of its x86 architecture to make it a little more like its rival AMD.
The iPhone 16 Pro screen is borked
As responsive as a brick wall
The iPhone 16 Pro has barely hit the shelves, and users are complaining about faults.
AI will become smarter than humans
In just a thousand days
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has laid out his grand vision for the AI-powered future, which he dubs “The Intelligence Age” and claims that AI will be more intelligent than humans in just a thousand days.